CZ Lopez

And it was her feedback that actually gave me confidence that this was going to be of value.

And she said, well done.

I learned things about you that I haven't known in over two decades.

I laughed.

I almost cried.

This is it.

You hit the sweet spot on this one.

At that moment, I went ahead and gave it to Amplify Publishing Group with the help of Naren Ayal and his great team.

And we just went through the mechanics, put it together, the layout, you know, all of the things, every single detail that I consulted with them about, I wanted it to be meaningful.

Like I originally didn't want my photo on the front cover.

I wanted it to be just a silver bullet because that was the book.

And they advised some people like Janet, Mike Sorelli, Navy SEAL teammate, Wayne Fisk, and a couple of others, including Robert, they're like,

If it's going to be a book about you, buddy, I think you need your face in the front.

And I was just like, you know, that's the humility on me.

The book is really a generational commitment to set up the next generation for success.

It's not about me.

It's like, no, but you're writing it.

So if you want something to be recognizable, you need to be on it.

That beret needs to be in there because that's really who made you who you were, the career field of pararescue.

So we decided to go with that photo.